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Jan. 7, 2016 at 4:13 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 7 – The Canadian dollar continued to lurch around in a bearish fashion Thursday, touching lows it hadn’t seen since 2003. The steep drop in Chinese equities weighed down the loonie which has already been hit hard by declining crude oil prices. The […]

Jan. 7, 2016 at 8:50 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 7 The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart on Thursday, supported slightly by an announcement from the Bank of Canada. At 8:45 a.m. CST the Canadian dollar was at US$0.7109 or C$1.4067 which compares with Wednesday’s North American close of US$0.7102, or […]

Jan. 5, 2016 at 3:39 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 5 – The Canadian dollar was weaker on Tuesday, hitting fresh eleven-year lows relative to its US counterpart during the session as ongoing losses in crude oil weighed on the energy-linked currency. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7148 or US$1=C$1.3989, which compares with […]

Jan. 5, 2016 at 8:56 am CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 5 The Canadian dollar held mostly steady against its US counterpart on Tuesday, as a sell-off in global markets tapered off. At 8:50 a.m. CST the Canadian dollar was US$0.7171 or C$1.3945 which compares with Monday’s North American close of US$0.7173, or C$1.3941. […]

Jan. 4, 2016 at 3:52 pm CST

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, January 4 – The Canadian dollar was weaker on Monday, as concerns over an economic slowdown in China and losses in crude oil weighed on the currency. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.7173 or US$1=C$1.3941, which compares with Thursday’s close of US$0.7225, or US$1=C$1.3840. […]